Hey U - i have been listening 2 the new album - depending on my mood
i've either been in2 it or not. the james brown-esque songs are my
least favorites as well, the ones i likely skip. i dig all the ballads
& two cutz in particular i love, one for the groove & one 4 the message
- "What Do U Want Me 2 Do?" & "Dear Mr. Man" (prince in black panther
mode) i'm also throwed on "The Marrying Kind".

in terms of the album title itself, i don't feel like the "Musicology"
term or concept is supported by the song choices, but whatever. I've
resolved that Prince at this point has nothing 2 prove 2 anyone - he is
the epitome of success & artistry - & he does it so effortlessly he
doesn't have 2 think about it, his musical rebellion is over in the
sense that he now owns himself & has taken 2 the mission of
encouraging/teaching us 2 be self-sufficient.

all that said - there is a time that's come & gone - the time when
prince seemed 2 be out 2 prove - when he was dealing with insecurities,
questions, figuring out who he was, & proclaiming 4 all of us who he
was
- FOR YOU was polished & brilliant, crafted in such a way as 2 let
warner bros. & the world know that he could do it all with no damn help
from NObody, instruments, genres, voices - all that shit. The three
albums 2 follow - "the grit" period i'll call it - were some new pop -
sweaty/seedy/sexual/ liberation /rebellion - pullin' out all stops -
outrageous- Prince on a mission 2 make "racists, straight boys, & jesus
freaks" question what they thought they knew - like he was sayin' -
FUCK
WHATCHYA HEARD - THIS IS THE SECOND COMIN' - ANYTHING GOES!

then he gives us 1999 - new wave/funk/pop- CHARTS & MTV - establishing
himself as part of pops holy trinity - (prince,madonna/michael jackson
-
destined 4 eventual rock&roll hall of fame status - this was prophecy.

PURPLE RAIN is of course "the one that everyone got" & some will not
get
past - the planets were aligned - right place/right time, an instant
classic. 4 me, the albums 2 follow - Around The World In A Day/Under
The Cherry Moon/Sign O The Times/LoveSexy/& The Black Album were
testament 2 his genius & openness - Prince as a conduit 4 the Muse - i
feel this intention 2 actually create each album as an individual
alternate universe, a world of it's own, or an abstract piece of art -
a
concept without clear boundaries - not just a vibe - not just music 4
music's sake. i'd crawl in2 those albums & never want 2 come out - not
2 mention the B sides & bootlegs of the time. i also think that Wendy
&
Lisa were 2 of his greatest Muses, i've never heard him speak on it but
i wouldn't be surprised if he hadn't written a lot of material with
them
in mind, & the obvious kindred vibe when they'd write 2gether speaks 4
itself. He also wrote with his dad during this period, lovelee. & we
can't 4get about The Time/The Family/ Vanity 6/ Sheila E/ & MadHouse -
further extensions of his skitzo madness/genius. i can't even touch
all that right now.

& this is where shit gets hazy - i kicked it hard with the Batman album
- & Prince's portion of Graffiti Bridge - but this i believe is where
Prince is floundering & just experimenting - folks have long since
decided he's lost it, Hip-Hop is the catch of the day & Prince is
influenced by the change in climate, perhaps not quite sure where 2 lay
his groove, remixin' shit, featuring Tony M (if i ain't got nothin'
nice
2 say...) By the time the O-+> album is born (a breech baby perhaps)
Prince is pickin' up his kohl eyeliner 2 scrawl the word Slave across
his cheek - his Soul, now BRANDED with a WARNER BROTHERS ownership tag.
(haven't we been here be4?) From that point he's fighting 4 liberation
again & crankin' em out just 2 break the chains of his contract.

Now as a lover of music, i dig even a little somethin' from every
Prince
album myself, but it's not until RAINBOW CHILDREN that i'm crawling in2
a world again - musically feeling what i last felt with LoveSexy - (i
filter the absolut-ist religious overtone, & 1999 creepy voice
interludes 4 my sanity & health)

Many RIDICULOUSLY BRILLIANT bootlegs & instrumental NPG music club EPs
later (some of ya'll might be missin' out) i arrive at MUSICOLOGY -
realizing that anyone who digs Prince, has ever dug Prince, has many
Dimensions of Prince 2 dig. Is it - colourful Prince whos hair on one
side is swept back? Is it Prince in french cut underwear & thigh
highs?
Is it Hippie-Chick Prince with wired specs, & peach in place of purple
pumps?
Prince as Christopher Tracy in finger waves schoolin' Miss Mary bout
the
Wrecka Stow & bringin' her down 2 "our world"? Or is it Prince with
the
Afro, DO NOT GET IT TWISTED, before the conk & wave nuevo?! Yes Bo
know
baseball & Prince know naps ;-O Dig if U Will...

But jokes aside - Yesterday is gone, & New day's 2 come - Prince ain't
never "lost it" - we all "drop it" - sometime & gotta pick it back up.
I anticipate the next world Prince will create 4 me 2 crawl in2 - & lay
my body down 4 awhile.

If Prince never takes the stage in his skivies again - it's aiight -
somebody gotta keep it funky beautiful but clean 4 the babies. But i
am
not that one.

i, SoulChilde, first chance i gets, do solemnly swear, 2 STRIP RIGHT
DOWN 2 MY UNDERWEAR!


peace - SoulChilde

Why didn't anybody respond to this topic?

Good question!

Thanx 4 the write-up, it was a cool read!

what's with the sade picture? nice though!!!

Bastian said:

Oh damn that's sade, I thought that was the orger, maybe that's part of the reason I dug this up?

Meloh9 said:

cause it's a blog in disguise.

Universaluv said:

I was going to say: b/c it's too much to read.